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Pennsylvania Overtime Laws, More Demanding than FLSA’s Requirements Under Pennsylvania labor laws, overtime pay of at least 1 ½ times the employee’s regular wage rate must be paid for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. In Pennsylvania, state law overrides certain federal overtime...

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Overtime is calculated based on a workweek - which is a 7-day period established by your employer. However, semi-monthly pay periods can be confusing when determining overtime pay, due to the way the pay period cuts across workweeks. Since most months have more than just...

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Staffing Agency Rules & Regulations Temporary staffing agencies represent a thriving industry that is in high demand across the country. By tapping “temporary” employees available through staffing agencies, small and large companies alike essentially outsource their Human Resources departments. This helps them sidestep their obligation,...

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One Papa John's franchisee will serve two months in a New York jail for wage theft and attempts to cover it up. He will also pay $230,000 in restitution, $230,000 in damages, and $50,000 in civil penalties. Throughout his six franchised restaurants, he failed to...

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1. SALARY FOR NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES Many employers claim that all salaried employees are not entitled to overtime pay. This is not true. There are 2 categories of employees - exempt and non-exempt. Exempt employees are those who, due to their job duties, are not legally...

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Exotic Dancers & Wage Hour Claims Recently, there has been an increase of wage and hour claims brought by exotic dancers across the country against their former employers. These lawsuits are brought by dancers who claim that they have been misclassified as independent contractors. While...

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Employees of a Canadian oil industry company stand to receive $6 million as the result of a tentative settlement in a class-action overtime pay lawsuit brought by American workers who claimed the company failed to properly compensate workers the overtime they worked. The company, Calfrac...

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  Are Home Health Workers Owed Overtime? Overtime pay is owed to home care workers employed by third-party agencies in the state of Colorado. Those employed directly by households or families are not required to be paid overtime. This is the bottom line result reached...

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Is your employer not paying overtime? What to know and what to do about it. As a rule, employees who are “non-exempt” and put in over 40 hours per workweek are legally entitled to receive time and a-half overtime pay. According to the U.S. Department...

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and what makes them better…. If up to 70% of employers are NOT in compliance with the labor laws concerning overtime, you are most likely not getting paid what you deserve. In the year 2012, $148,560,700 in back wages was recovered for thousands of employees....

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